Drip-pan.



P. J. CAMERON.

DRIP PAN.

APPLICATION FILED JULY 26, 1909.

973,474. Patented was, 1910.

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DRIP-PAN.

Specification of Letters l'atent.

Application filed J'nly 26, 1909.

Patented Oct. 25, 1910.

Serial No. 509,695.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, FRANCIS J. CAMERON, a citizen of the United States,and a resident of New York, county and State of New York, have inventedcertain new and useful Improvements in Drip-Pans, of which the followingis a full, clear, and exact description.

This invention relates more particularly to drip pans adapted for use inconnection with refrigerators.

The object of the invention is to provide a simple and eflicient drippan which is not likely to get out of order and which may be cheaplymade and installed in position for use.

The invention will be hereinafter described with reference tothe..,ac.companying drawings, which form a, part of thls specification,and will then be pointed out in the claim at the end of the description.

In the drawings, Figure 1 is a plan view, partly in section, of one formof pan embodying my invention. Fig. 2 is a vertical section, taken onthe line II--II of Fig. 1. Fig. 3 is a vertical transverse section,taken on the line III-III of Fig. 1.

While I show and shall describe a drip pan used in connection with arefrigerator, it will be understood that said pan may be employed inother connections and for various purposes.

The reference numeral 16 designates a drip pan which ma be cast ormadeof sheet metal and substantlally rectangular in form. At one side of thebody of the pan or receptacle is arranged a plate 17 and this late isperforated to permit water to pass tlirough the same, though instead ofa plate a grating or wire mesh of any suitable kind may be employed, andsaid plate is made angular and has a part 18 extending horizontallybetween the side walls 19 and 20 of the bod so that one edge will restupon the end we 1 21 at the topthereof. This plate 17 has its verticalside 22adapted to rest on the bottom 23 of the pan, and said pan isprovided with lugs, as 24 forming grooves between the same in whic theside or part 22 of the plate 17 is adapted to be detachabl held. Theplate 17 serves to prevent reflise or other matter, except the waterfrom entering the space or chamber 25, and said chamber 25 is providedwith a discharge opening having a strainer 26 and which is connected bya pipe 27 to a discharge pipe {not shown). The pan 16 is provided with aplate 31 somewhat similar to the plate 17 and located at the oppositeend of the pan and forms a compartment 32 between the end wall 33 andsaid plate. This plate is angular in form and may be perforatedthroughout its entire width or only for a part of the same, in whichcase the said plate or division element may be provided with V-shaped orother slots 34 at the lower edge thereof which will permit the water toflow freely into the compartment 32, but which will serve to preventrefuse, as for example slime resulting from the melting of the ice,passing into the compartment 32. The plate or element 31 has ahorizontally-extending part or side 34 and a vertically-arranged s1de 35in which are the grooves or slots 34, and said vertical side 35 is heldbetween the lugs 36 which form a groove between them so that the saidplate or element may be removed at will.

To signal, or ring an alarm, I provide within the compartment 32 a float37 and so connect the float that it will ring an electric bell or othersignaling means. As shown the float 37 is held to an arm 38 which ispivoted to a bracket 39 secured to the side 19 of the pan, and arrangedon the float is a contact 40 which may be insulated from the float 37. Acontact 41 may be insulated from the body of the pan, and this contactis adapted to be engaged by the contact 40 to close an electric circuitwhen the float rises beyond a certain height. The contact 40 on thefloat of the drip pan is connected to a wire 42 of an electric bellcircuit. The contact 41 is connected in the bell circuit by a wire 47. II

As will be seen when the water rises to a certain height in the drippan, the float 37 will be raised causing the contact 40 to en- Havingthus descri d my invention, I I

claim as new and desire to secure by Letters upon the edges of the pan,said plates pro- Patent viding end compartments Within the pan. 0

The combination With a drip pan having a This specification signed andwitnessed rectangular body provided on the inner surthis 23rd day ofJuly A. D. 1909.

faces of its sides with parallel lugs, of oppo- FRANCIS J. CAMERON.sitely-disposed perforated angular plates, Witnesses: the verticalportions of which fit between W. A. TowNER, Jr.,

said lugs While their horizontal portions rest C. BARTELS.

